Emei Shan

Just down the road from the Leshan Giant Buddha is Emei Shan, which is advertised in this way, showing the Golden Summit standing high about the cloud forest.

We arrived in Emei in the afternoon and went for a small hike about mid-mountain.  Being one of the holiest mountains in Buddhism, the slopes are strewn with temples and little pavilions like this one here.

Onions and I both commented on the fact that we haven't seen water this clear and pristine in China ever (for me) and a since childhood (for him).

Look at that water.....and then the rain started so we cut short our hike.

Another advertisement for the golden summit.  This was what we hoped to see at the top.

The next morning, a Monday after a three-day holiday weekend, we took a bus to the station nearest to the Golden Summit.  I include this picture to show you the lines we avoided by coming on a non-holiday Monday.

We started our hour-plus long hike to the summit.  Hoping for the amazing view and cloud forest.

And this is what we experienced at the summit.  Not above the clouds, but stuck right in the middle of the clouds.

At some 10,000 feet, it was pretty cold too.

We stayed for about a half hour before heading back down.  You win some, you lose some.

Our selfie game....is STRONG.  No selfie sticks here.